History of the Precinct of Amun-Re
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The history of the Karnak complex is largely the history of Thebes. The city does not appear to of been of any significance before the Eleventh Dynasty, and any temple building here would have been small and unimportant.
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[edit] Middle Kingdom
By the Eleventh Dynasty, the Theban kings had become rulers of all Egypt, and the tribal god of the region (Amun) consequently increased in power and wealth, gradually being merged with the sun god Re, to become Amun-Re.
[edit] New Kingdom
- Eighteenth Dynasty
- Nineteenth Dynasty
- Twentieth Dynasty
[edit] Third Intermediate Period
- Twenty second Dynasty
[edit] Late Period
- Thirtieth Dynasty